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      • Mazie Hirono Party
      • Party

        Democratic
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      • Current Office

        U.S. Senate
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      • First Elected

        11/7/2006
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      • Next Election

        2018
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      • Missed Vote %

        0.15%
      • Votes With Party Icon
      • Votes with Party

        98.32%
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    • Mazie Keiko Hirono is the junior United States Senator from Hawaii, in office since 2013. Hirono, a member of the Democratic Party, previously served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1985 to 1995 and as the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii from 1994 to 2002, serving under Governor Ben Cayetano. She was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Hawaii in 2002 but was defeated by Republican Linda Lingle. She then served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2007 to 2013.
      She is the first elected female Senator from Hawaii, the first Asian-American woman elected to the Senate, the first U.S. Senator born in Japan,...
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Date Born

BORN

11/3/1947

Official Birthplace

BIRTHPLACE

Fukushima, Japan

Home City

HOME CITY

Honolulu, HI

Religion

Religion

  Buddhism

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Attorney, Shim, Tam, Kirimitsu, Kitamura and Chang

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2006-present Candidate, Governor of Hawaii, 2002 Lieutenant Governor, State of Hawaii, 1994-2002 Representative, Hawaii House of Representatives, 1980-1994 State Deputy Attorney General, Antitrust Division

EDUCATION

JD, Georgetown University, 1978 BA, Psychology, University of Hawaii, Manoa, 1970

FAMILY

Husband: Leighton Kim Oshima

COMMITTEES JOINED
  • Sen. Mazie Hirono

    Subcommittee on Aviation, Member, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Member, Committee on Armed Services, Member, Committee on Environment and Public Works, Member, Committee on the Judiciary, Member, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Member,